A Day of Women in Tech in the Hudson Valley

The speakers discussed equality, achievement, and inspiration—and how technology has changed it all.

Author

Tom Eberhardt-Smith

Updated

March 16, 2017

“A Day of Women in Tech,” co-hosted by the Hudson Valley Tech Meetup and the FDR Presidential Library and Memorial Museum and sponsored by AT&T, provided an opportunity to engage on a variety of tech-related topics and focus on furthering women’s equality and achievements.

Speakers of the day included Marissa Shorenstein, President of AT&T New York; member of the New York State Assembly Didi Barett; co-founder and CEO of Lately Kate Bradley Chernis; Eileen Uchitelle, Senior Engineer at Github; State Senator Sue Serino; Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul; Manuela Roosevelt, chair of the board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership; Vassar College professor Teresa Garrett; and designer and developer Amanda Kievet.